Pope Francis shared that he is experiencing “healing,” specifically “in my soul and my body,” as he reaches the eighth day of the minimum two-month period of rest and convalescence prescribed by his doctors.
Pope Francis
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ breathing and speech continue to improve from the Vatican
Pope Francis continues to be in stable condition and has registered improvements in both breathing and speech, the Vatican said on March 28.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Who is the nurse who made medical decisions for Pope Francis?
In this episode, host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell discuss a revealing new interview that the pope’s doctor gave to an Italian newspaper.
Posted inFaith, News
Not knowing how Pope Francis will participate, Vatican publishes Holy Week, Easter schedule
As Pope Francis continues his convalescence, the Vatican published a full calendar of Holy Week and Easter liturgies with no indication of who would preside or be the main celebrant.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ doctor reveals ‘we had to choose’ whether to ‘let him go’ during breathing crisis
In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Pope Francis’ lead doctor described in some detail the two critical situations where the pope came close to death.
Posted inFaith, News
With Pope Francis out of the hospital, his charity chief and doctors bring medical care to migrants
“We have 82 volunteers and we are open all week long,” said Cardinal Krajewski, the pope’s charity point man, adding that each doctor has one or two on-calls in the clinic, and that the Lenten initiative was an extra activity for them.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis returns to the Vatican to continue his recovery
Pope Francis is back home in the Vatican after spending 38 days in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where was treated for double pneumonia and survived two crises where his life was in danger.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will return home to the Vatican tomorrow
Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, but he must continue the therapies and observe “a period of rest and convalescence for at least two months,” his doctors said.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will greet and bless supporters from his hospital window tomorrow
Supporters will see Pope Francis for the first time since Feb. 14 as he intends to appear at the window of his suite at Gemelli Hospital.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Fernandez talks Pope Francis’ emotional state and what to expect in this ‘new phase’ of his papacy
“I can say that it has certainly been a very hard time for him, this month, for him who loves to give himself entirely, to be there in the hospital bed without being able to help others,” Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández said.